Film Studies Program, 150 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Rd., Columbus, OH 43210-1340; filmstudies@osu.edu
614-292-6044; http://film-studies.osu.edu/
The film studies minor is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry devoted to the analysis of cinema both as a unique art form in its own right, and as a medium influenced and shaped by related fields such as literature and the visual arts. Film studies is a discipline distinct from film making, which focuses on skills of film production rather than film analysis. Students enrolled in the film studies minor will gain an understanding of the evolution of cinema as an art form, the relations between cinema and other arts, and the international dimensions of the medium. The minor is offered by the Program of Film Studies in cooperation with the following departments: East Asian, English, French & Italian, Germanic L&L, History of Art, Slavic, Spanish & Portuguese, and Women’s Studies. Departments wishing to propose courses for the minor should contact the Program of Film Studies.
The minor in film studies requires the completion of one of the introductory courses listed below, plus 12 credit hours of course work chosen from the second list below. The introductory course must be completed before the declaration of the minor. While the minor may include courses from the introductory list, not the one used as the introductory course, at least 6 of the12 credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above.
After completion of the introductory course, the student must meet with the Film Studies Program Advisor to plan the minor course work. After the course work has been approved, the student may declare the minor in the college/school office. Once the Minor Program has been completed the student must file a minor form with the Film Studies Program Office For further information about the minor program, contact the Film Studies Program, filmstudies@osu.edu
INTRODUCTORY COURSES: (Choose 1)
ENGLISH 2263 Introduction to Film
GERMAN 3351 Democracy, Fascism, and German Culture
HISTORY OF ART 2901 Intro to World Cinema
FILM STUDIES 2770 Introduction to Film Studies Non major
FILM STUDIES 2770 Introduction to Film Studies Majors Only
WOMEN’S STUDIES 3317 Women and Film
FILM STUDIES COURSES:
(Choose 4 courses, 2 courses at 3000 or above)
AAAS 4571: Black Visual Culture and Popular Media
Arts College 3350: The History & Theory of Animation
Chinese 4405: Introduction to Chinese Film
Comparative Studies 3607: Film and Literature as Narrative Art
EALL 3346: Asian American Film
EALL: 4407 Early Asian Cinema
English 3378 - Special Topics in Film and Literature
English 4578: Special Topics in Film
Film Studies 3660: Studies in Non-Fiction Cinema
Film Studies 4194: Group Studies
Film Studies 4580: Studies in a Major Director
Film Studies 4640: - Studies in Cinema History
Film Studies/German 4670H: Cinema and the Historical Avant Garde
Film Studies 4895: Senior Seminar in Film Studies
French 2801 Classics of French Cinema
FILM STUDIES COURSES: (continued)
French 3701: Introduction to French Cinema
French 4053: French Cinema to 1945 *
French 5702: Contemporary French Cinema 1945 to Present
German 3351 Democracy, Fascism, and German Culture
History of Art 3901: World Cinema Today
History of Art 4015: Wexner Center Media Arts Programming
History of Art 5645: Video Art
History of Art 5901: Silent Cinema: 1895-1927
History of Art 5902: Classical Sound Cinema: 1927-1948
History of Art 5903: Recent Cinema: 1948-Present
History of Art 5905: Avant-Garde Film
History of Art 5910: Documentary Film
Italian 2053: Masterpieces of Italian Cinema
Italian 2055 Mafia Movies
Italian 4223: Italian Cinema *
Japanese 4400 Japanese Film and Visual Media
Russian 3460: Modern Russian Experience through Film
Scandinavian 4450 The Films of Ingmar Bergman
Slavic 3320: Science Fiction- East V.S. West
Slavic 3360: Screening Minorities: Rep. of the Other in Slavic Film
Spanish 2380: Introduction to Latin American Cinema
Spanish 4580: Latin American Film*
Spanish 4581: Spanish Film*
WGSS 4527: Studies in Gender and Cinema
*Courses may not be taught in English; may require language pre-requisite.
Arts and Sciences minor program guidelines
The following guidelines govern minors:
Required for graduation No
Credit hours required A minimum of 12 credit hrs (some minors require more). 1000 level courses shall not be counted toward the 12 credit hr minimum.
Transfer credit hours allowed No more than one half of the credit hours required on the minor.
Overlap with the GE Permitted, unless specifically disallowed by an individual minor program.
Overlap with the major Not allowed and
• The minor must be in a different subject than the major.
• The same courses cannot count on the minor and on the major.
Overlap between minors Each minor completed must contain 12 unique hours.
Grades required
• Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor.
• Minimum 2.00 cumulative point-hour ratio required for the minor.
• Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
Approval required The minor program description sheet indicates if the minor course work must be approved by:
• The academic unit offering the minor, or
• A college/school counselor.
Filing the minor program form The minor program form must be filed at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college/school counselor.
Changing the minor Once the minor program is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by:
• The academic unit offering the minor, or
• A college/school counselor (depending on the minor).
College of Arts and Sciences
Curriculum and Assessment Services
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Received 2/11/14 MS